December 2001
Nasty, Brutish, and Long: America's War on Terrorism
by Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay
"A critical question as the United States enters this new 'cold war' is whether it has learned the lessons of the last-or whether it is destined to repeat its mistakes."

December 2001
Putting South Asia Back Together Again
by Sumit Ganguly
"Should the United States simply relegate Afghanistan, and South Asia in general, to the outer fringes of its concerns once bin Laden and his acolytes in the Al Qaeda terror network have been either prosecuted or destroyed, Afghanistan could again become a fertile arena for the genesis of other militant Islamist organizations intent on wreaking havoc on the Western world."

December 2001
It's Not About Faith: A Battle for the Soul of the Middle East
by Shibley Telhami
"An infusion of hope is needed in the midst of despair, a supply of ammunition in the war of ideas for those in the region who, deep in their hearts, reject the militants' way, but are sickened even more by their own daily humiliation."

December 2001
The Fourth Wave: September 11 in the History of Terrorism
by David C. Rapoport
"The September 11 attack has created a resolve in America and elsewhere to end terror everywhere. But the history of terror does not inspire much confidence that this determination will be successful."

December 2001
Why America? The Globalization of Civil War
by Martha Crenshaw
"Terrorism should be seen as a strategic reaction to American power in the context of a globalized civil war. Extremist religious beliefs play a role in motivating terrorism, but they also display an instrumental logic."

December 2001
Waging Postindustrial Warfare on the Global Battlefield
by Michael T. Klare
"Much about [September 11], and the larger terror campaign of which it is a part, distinguishes it from similar episodes in the past. This is not the work of a localized insurgency against a particular ruler or authority; it is a global assault on the very structure of modern, Western society."

December 2001
Rethinking Bioterrorism
by Raymond A. Zilinskas
"Security experts have long awaited the combining of terrorism with biological weapons. Throughout the 1990s, many wondered daily why this fusion was not occurring because the two appeared to fit together so well. The anthrax letter terrorism that began in September made this a reality."